Kappa

Kappa (Κ κ) is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet and has a numeric value of 20.

In mathematics, the Kappa Curve is named after this letter; the tangents of this curve were first calculated by Barrow (17th Century).

The upper-case letter Κ is used as a symbol for:

• In textual criticism, the Byzantine text-type (from Κοινη, Koine, the common text).

See also:

• Alpha - Beta - Gamma - Delta - Epsilon - Digamma - Zeta - Eta - Theta - Iota - Kappa - Lambda - Mu - Nu - Xi - Omicron - Pi - San - Qoppa - Rho - Sigma - Tau - Upsilon - Phi - Chi - Psi - Omega - Sampi